Luciano: Message to haters, vows to stay, emotional at São Paulo | OneFootball

Luciano was the main figure in São Paulo’s victory as he reached his 100th goal for the club, in addition to providing another assist, in the 2-0 win over Bahia at Morumbi on Saturday night (25th), for the 30th round of the Brasileirão.

And off the pitch, the number 10 was also the star of the post-match interviews and spoke about the eternal love-hate relationship that the tricolor fans have with him, even making an appeal to those who go too far in their criticism and attack the player’s personal life.

“I think that when things don’t go well, people can criticize me, boo me, curse at me, that’s all fine. I have to take those criticisms and improve from them. But when it gets personal, when they go to my wife’s social media, my mother’s, my sisters’, and threaten my daughters, my family, that’s already personal because I can’t perform as well.”

“I think criticism is valid. I have 100 goals wearing the São Paulo shirt. Are there fans who don’t like me? They’ll have to start liking me and get used to it, because there are only twenty players with 100 goals in this shirt and I’m one of them,” Luciano vented in the Morumbi mixed zone.

“My affection for São Paulo is huge. You can go on my social media, you can curse at me, boo me, demand things, do whatever. I just ask, please, for the fans who like me, don’t threaten my family, my daughters,” the striker emphasized.

“My wife even posted the other day, saying that someone claimed to know where I lived, where my daughters studied. Then my wife gets scared, I get scared too, because I’m here to help. I’m at São Paulo to help. Sometimes things don’t work out, but I’m human too. I’m going to make mistakes, I’m not the perfect player. So, I just ask that when you want to demand something, demand it from me, don’t get into my family’s personal life,” he concluded.

Luciano also dismissed any rumors suggesting he might leave São Paulo at the end of the season, guaranteeing his stay until the end of his contract.

“Every time I go through a not-so-great moment here at São Paulo, people start saying things, saying that people close to me said I didn’t want to stay, if anyone knows who that person is let me know because I never said any of that to anyone. The only person who knows my wishes, the only person, is my wife and my family.”

“I’m very happy here, I really am, when I’m criticized, my teammates and my family help me a lot, so I’m really happy here, I have another year on my contract and I hope to fulfill it,” said the São Paulo number 10.

CELEBRATION FOR 100 GOALS

“One hundred goals, I’m really happy. I’m very happy, I want to enjoy this moment with my family. My wife is here, when I’m being cursed here, she’s there with me, right? My little daughters too. So, I just want to enjoy this moment, celebrate, and starting tomorrow think about the next final,” he celebrated.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.